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''Ithkuil'' is a well-known [[constructed language]] | [[File:ithkuil.svg|thumb|link=]]''Ithkuil'' is a well-known [[constructed language]] created by John Quijada, which combines features from many natural languages. | ||
E.g., it has a large set of [[Event contours|event contour]] markers, a large set of words for emotions. Thus, it can be an inspiration for coining new words for emotions in Lojban. | E.g., it has a large set of [[Event contours|event contour]] markers, a large set of words for emotions. Thus, it can be an inspiration for coining new words for emotions in Lojban: | ||
{{ | * [http://www.ithkuil.net/lexicon.htm The lexicon] with words for emotions | ||
* [http://www.ithkuil.net/lexicon_supplement_1.pdf New words] for emotions added by Quijada on July 23 2012 | |||
== Documentation == | |||
* [https://glekwille.lojban.pw/ libre documentation] | |||
*[http://ithkuil.net The author's website] | |||
== Trivia == | |||
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|quote = “Well, no language, as far as I know, has a single word for that chin-stroking moment you get, often accompanied by a frown on your face, when someone expresses an idea that you’ve never thought of and you have a moment of suddenly seeing possibilities you never saw before.” He paused, as if leafing through a mental dictionary. “In Ithkuil, it’s ašţal.” | |quote = “Well, no language, as far as I know, has a single word for that chin-stroking moment you get, often accompanied by a frown on your face, when someone expresses an idea that you’ve never thought of and you have a moment of suddenly seeing possibilities you never saw before.” He paused, as if leafing through a mental dictionary. “In Ithkuil, it’s ašţal.” | ||
| | |source = ''John Quijada, according to a popular [http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2012/12/24/121224fa_fact_foer?currentPage=all paper] in New Yorker magazine.'' | ||
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Latest revision as of 12:36, 19 January 2020
Ithkuil is a well-known constructed language created by John Quijada, which combines features from many natural languages.
E.g., it has a large set of event contour markers, a large set of words for emotions. Thus, it can be an inspiration for coining new words for emotions in Lojban:
- The lexicon with words for emotions
- New words for emotions added by Quijada on July 23 2012
Documentation
Trivia
“Well, no language, as far as I know, has a single word for that chin-stroking moment you get, often accompanied by a frown on your face, when someone expresses an idea that you’ve never thought of and you have a moment of suddenly seeing possibilities you never saw before.” He paused, as if leafing through a mental dictionary. “In Ithkuil, it’s ašţal.”
John Quijada, according to a popular paper in New Yorker magazine.
And here is a comic where three people speak Klingon, Lojban and Ithkuil:
